Emyr Evans is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and barrister (non-practising) with over 30 years of construction industry experience. He is an internationally experienced quantum expert witness and has acted on many high-value disputes up to US$1 billion. He has been instructed on more than 40 occasions.
Emyr is an efficient, no-nonsense expert witness. He is very knowledgeable of the relevant legal and quantum principles. He is personable and never comes across as dogmatic”
WWL Construction Expert Witnesses 2024
Emyr is involved in the preparation, analysis and submission of expert witness reports and in the preparation and defence of contractual claims. He has given oral testimony on eight occasions in London, Paris, The Hague, Helsinki, Rotterdam, Toronto and Khartoum, and has experience of delivering concurrent evidence (or ‘hot-tubbing’) and giving expert evidence online.
He has strong commercial and contractual knowledge, having worked with a range of standard forms of contract as well as various bespoke forms of contracts. He has experience of dispute resolution including international arbitration hearings, pleadings for arbitration (domestic and international), referral notices and responses in adjudication, statements of claim, counterclaim and defence submissions and resolution via negotiation.
Emyr has been appointed as quantum expert in construction and engineering disputes across the UK, Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He has experience and expertise across a variety of sectors ranging from aerospace, buildings, industrial and infrastructure to oil and gas, offshore platforms, rail, roads and tunnelling, power and renewables, and technology.
Emyr is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Building and the Academy of Experts, and a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. He is an Academy of Experts qualified expert determiner and has completed an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence with Legal Experience Training and a civil expert witness certificate with Cardiff University. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying, an MSc in Construction Management and an LLB (Hons) law degree and is highly regarded by clients and peers alike.
“Emyr is very meticulous and makes sure that he knows the details of the case” “Mr Evans was fully prepared for the hearing and was great in cross-examination” “Emyr is is precise and asks the relevant questions in a way that customers representatives can easily answer” “He is diligent and thorough in his work; his polite attitude makes it a pleasure working with him”
Location:
100 Victoria Embankment
London, EC4Y 0DH
United Kingdom
